Preventing Trump from holding office could spell disaster.
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CATEGORY: LAW (7 MIN)
Devised disqualification
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Several prosecutors have now launched four criminal cases against former President Donald Trump. Given the pace of the legal system, these cases might not be resolved before the election—but some scholars have looked to other sources which might potentially disqualify Trump from running for office.
For The New York Times
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, Ross Douthat discusses the possible constitutional case to prevent Trump’s election. Conservative legal scholars Will Baude and Michael Stokes Paulsen wrote a recent article detailing the Fourteenth Amendment’s third section, which bars anyone from holding any elected U.S. office if he “shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion” against the country.
Baude and Paulsen conclude that the original meaning of the amendment’s text would indeed prevent Trump from holding office based on the events of January 6, 2021. Douthat questions this conclusion in his article. He disclaims that he is not a legal scholar, but he cites articles from scholars Michael McConnell and Eric Segall which push back against Baude and Paulsen.
Douthat ultimately says that attempting to constitutionally prevent Trump from holding office, even if it were technically legally correct, would be politically disastrous and unrealistic for America.
Read his full piece with our NYT guest link here
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Weekly Poll
RESULTS: 8/17/23
Last week, we asked: Is big government the only threat to liberty in America? 85.1% of respondents answered "no" and 14.9% answered "yes."
Do you think Trump will be allowed to become president?
[A] Yes
[B] No
[C] Unsure
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CATEGORY: ECONOMY (11 MIN)
Setting an example
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American workers and industries have been frustrated with the constant unfair play in world trade when competing with countries like China. Many on the right have suggested protective tariffs to level the playing field against the highly subsidized Chinese. But others believe free trade could eventually outlast mercantilist powers.
Samuel Gregg, writing in Law and Liberty
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, makes the case for a return to full free trade in American economic policy. He couches his argument not merely in the general past success of the free trade model but also in the benefits he thinks it could bring America. Gregg first lays out the idea that trade liberalization usually results in GDP growth, and he then pivots internationally.
Gregg advocates “free trade with free people,” and he even says that in a world of not-so-free people, free trade encourages other people to become freer. He believes that the Chinese neo-mercantilist system is doomed to eventual failure (and is already showing signs of it), and he argues for America to stand as a model to other nations of true free trade which leads to economic success. American businesses, Gregg says, can profit off this model and potential newfound goodwill.
Read his entire argument right here
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CATEGORY: PODCAST EPISODE
Fighting Gender Ideology | Jay Richards
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In this episode, Jay Richards joins the podcast to talk about:
the political machine that drives the transgender ideology that has captured the American public square
how fighting gender ideology offers an opportunity for conservatives to make allies with others across the political spectrum to defend reality
practical advice for how to become an expert in any topic
Texts Mentioned:
Chloe Cole testimony
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before Congress
Irreversible Damage
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by Abigail Shrier
Cass Report
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“gender unicorn”
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diagram
Book of Joel
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Buck v. Bell
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When Harry Became Sally
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by Ryan Anderson
The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self
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by Carl Trueman
Strange New World
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by Carl Trueman
Love Thy Body
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by Nancy Pearcey
Watch Now
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ISI’s 70th Anniversary Gala &
Linda L. Bean Center Dedication
September 28th, 2023
This fall, join us at our 70th Anniversary Gala
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featuring Tucker Carlson, Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation, and Linda Bean, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Together these are some of the most influential figures in America today.
We will also host a pre-event panel featuring longtime friends of ISI including Annette Kirk (Russell Kirk Center), Gene Meyer (The Federalist Society), Ed Feulner (The Heritage Foundation), and Dan McCarthy (ISI), discussing the 70th anniversary of three conservative classics: Russell Kirk’s The Conservative Mind, Leo Strauss’ Natural Right and History, and Robert Nisbet’s The Quest for Community.
We will have a lobster dinner in honor of Tucker and Linda’s mutual connection to the state of Maine, and seating will be limited to 150 guests. Our VIP ticket holders will have the chance to meet ISI trustees and event speakers in a private reception beforehand.
Reserve your tickets here
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Join us in Wilmington, DE >>>
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Because our student editors and writers are bravely bringing conservative ideas to their campuses, we’re highlighting their efforts here.
Who is the New (Interim) President of Connecticut College?
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via The Conntrarian
“[Interim President Les] Wong allowed for the ostracization of Jewish students, including improperly excluding Hillel from SFSU events.”
An Interview with Doug Roszhart
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via The Texas Horn
“When the Texas House voted unanimously to expel State Representative Bryan Slaton, it left the citizens of Texas House District 2 (HD 2) unrepresented in the State Legislature. Now, Governor Abbott has called for a special election to take place to fill the void left by Slaton’s departure. Doug Roszhart is one of the candidates running to fill that void.”
CATEGORY: POLITICS (18 MIN)
Where do we go from here?
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Donald Trump sat out of last night’s presidential debate, choosing instead to join Tucker Carlson for an exclusive interview which aired as his rivals took the stage. But Trump’s influence can be felt all across the conservative movement, as can the continued energy of his supporters.
In this week’s Intercollegiate Review
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archive, F. H. Buckley discusses the Trump phenomenon and its effect on the conservative movement. Buckley lays out what he considers to be the four pillars of the movement: mobility, jobs, religion, and nationalism. He says that the seeds of this movement were clear in the dissatisfaction of Americans throughout the 21st century.
Buckley traces the roots of this dissatisfaction with the Republican Party to a restriction of religious principles’ operation in politics and the heartless victim-blaming relationship between candidates and those in poverty.
“In all these ways, the conservative establishment failed to understand the ideas that elected Donald Trump,” Buckley writes. “But it was the establishment’s principles that were wanting, and that were forever repudiated by Republican voters.”
Buckley now hopes for a “new conservatism” to lead us from the mistakes of our past. Do you agree? Read his article here
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Thought of the Day:
“Trade protection accumulates upon a single point the good which it effects, while the evil inflicted is infused throughout the mass. The one strikes the eye at a first glance, while the other becomes perceptible only to close investigation.”
- Frédéric Bastiat
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